Latest news
iPod & Brown take Canadian Open halfpipe titles
Mon 08 February 10Six Olympians from four countries swept the podium today during the halfpipe competition at the second annual Burton Canadian Open
Slopestyle results from 2010 Canadian Open
Mon 08 February 10Brett Esser (USA) and Enni Rukajärvi (FIN) have come out on top, winning the mens and womens slopestyle competition today at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary
Snowsport GB is dead, long live the BSA ...
Fri 05 February 10Following the sad news today that Snowsport GB has gone into administration, the British Snowboard Association (BSA) is proud to announce that we will once again take control of snowboarding in the UK.
World snow update 4th feb 2010
Thu 04 February 10Germany drowning in powder, Up to a metre of snow in 48 hours in the Pyrenees, Up to a metre of new snow for resorts in Norway, Belgian snow causes traffic chaos and powder heaven
Jenny Jones wins 2010 X-Games Slopestyle
Mon 01 February 10For the 2nd year running, Britains Jenny Jones wins the female slopestyle competition in Aspen.
Resort changes
New chairlift & expanded terrain at Cardrona
Fri 29 January 10Cardrona's lift-serviced vertical will increase by 250 metres and the ski area will grow to a total size of 345 hectares
A-Basin Announces New Lift for 2010-2011 Season
Wed 30 December 09This summer A-Basin Ski Area will begin construction on a new detachable quad chairlift. The new lift will replace the Exhibition fixed grip triple chair located in the base area
New Stash opens at Flachauwinkl
Mon 26 January 09Bit late with this one but on January 9, Burton pro riders & media dropped in on the new Stash at Flachauwinkl to celebrate the run's grand opening. Dmitry Fesenko, Marko Grilc (SLO), Chris Sörman (SWE), Stephan Mauer and Sani Alibabic were all there to break in the new Stash
Peak to Peak opens at Whistler
Mon 15 December 08Whistler and Blackcomb mountains were officially united today with the grand opening of the PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola. Skiing, riding and sightseeing on the mountains has forever changed at Whistler Blackcomb and guests came from far and wide to be part of the momentous occasion
Whistler Peak-2-peak construction resumes
Wed 07 May 08After a snowy six month hiatus, construction on Whistler Blackcomb's Peak 2 Peak Gondola has commenced, with completion of the record breaking lift slated for this December, just before the busy winter season swings into high gear
Events
TTR
iPod & Brown take Canadian Open halfpipe titles
Mon 08 February 10Six Olympians from four countries swept the podium today during the halfpipe competition at the second annual Burton Canadian Open
British Snow Tour
Animal Slopestyle closes the British Snow Tour
Mon 05 October 09The Animal Slopestyle Championships at Castleford SNO!zone wrapped up the 2009 British Snow Tour in style on Saturday 3rd October. The creative slopestyle course, which included a selection of rails, boxes, kickers and elevated pipe jibs set the stage as over 160 of the UKs top freestylers battled it out in one of the closest and highest levels of competitions seen on UK snow!
FIS
Zoe Gillings 6th in Bad Gastein
Sun 10 January 10Zoe Gillings, Britains No.1 snowboardercross today produced her seasons best result so far finishing in 6th place at the latest round of the World Cup Snowboard cross series in Bad Gastein, Austria
Other headlines
- James Stentiford comes 3rd in Chamonix FWT -1Feb10
- New chairlift & expanded terrain at Cardrona -29Jan10
- Burton Canadian Open 2010 ready for the off -28Jan10
- Snow update, 27th Jan -West N.America gets it deep -27Jan10
- Team GB Olympic snowboard team announced -26Jan10
- Russian leg of the Freeride World Tour moved -25Jan10
- Go to the Snow Show in Denver and ride free -21Jan10
- World Snow update - 20th Jan 2010 -20Jan10
- Peetu Piiroinen completes a BEO clean sweep -17Jan10
- Piiroinen and Rukajärvi win the BEO slopestyle -15Jan10
- Finnish riders dominate Mens Halfpipe Semis at BEO -14Jan10
- Jamie Nicholls makes it to BEO slopestyle finals -13Jan10
- World snow update -13Jan10
- Juuso Laivisto wins the 2010 Nanshan Open -12Jan10
- BEO10 Slopestyle qualification results -12Jan10
- Iouri Podlatchikov takes the Evolution Halfpipe -10Jan10
- Marko Grilc wins the Evolution Slopestyle -10Jan10
- 11th BEO underway with the Junior Slopestyle -10Jan10
- Enni Rukajärvi wins 2010 6*Roxy Chicken Jam -10Jan10
- Zoe Gillings 6th in Bad Gastein -10Jan10
Event headlines
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2010 Winter Olympics 12-28 February
The 2010 Olympic Winter Games will be held in Vancouver, Canada and will feature Halfpipe, boardercross and giant slalom in the snowboarding -
5*TTR Burn River Jump in Livigno 24-26 February
Slopestyle Contest at the Mottolino Swatch Snowpark will start things off and the top 10 riders of the day will be invited to join the spectacular finals, the 5Star Burn River Jump, which will be held at night. -
2010 Freeride World Tour Nissan Tram Face 27 February
From Squaw Valley in California, USA -
Burton Asian Open 2010 - CANCELLED 2-7 March
Japan's biggest snowboarding competition once again comes from ALTS Bandai -
Nescafe Champs 2010 Leysin 5-7 March
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The Oakley Arctic Challenge 2010 5-7 March
$100k 6*TTR Slopestyle contest in Oslo, Norway -
Nendaz Freeride 2010 12-17 March
This will be the 4th time the event has been held and an official Freeride World Qualifier event in the Swiss resort of Nendaz -
RideShakedown, Snoqualmie 2010 12-13 March
One of the North America's top snowboard events, the Ride Shakedown, is crossing the border for its U.S. debut this winter. More than 40 of the worlds top pro men and women snowboarders and 80 ams will bring their A-game to the Pacific Northwest to compete for a $35 -
The Big Snow Festival 14-21 March
Featuring some of the world's best DJs including Calvin Harris, Pendulum in Arinsal, Andorra -
Burton US Open 2010 16-21 March
Where else but Stratton, home of East coast snowboarding. -
2010 Freeride World Tour Nissan Xtreme Verbier 20 March
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The Brits 2010 21-28 March
The BRITS is a unique, week-long winter festival that everyone should experience. Combining eight British Snowboard and Freeski Championship events and a musical juggernaut set to shake the pretty little Swiss resort to its very foundation -
Roxy Chicken Jam USA 2010 24-28 March
6*TTR Womens Slopestyle and Halfpipe competition from Mammoth Mtn., CA -
Grandvalira Total Fight Masters of Freestyle 25-27 March
4*TTR Slopestyle competition -
Quiksilver Showdown Over the City 26-27 March
a 4*TTR Big Air contest in Grouse Mountain, B.C. -
Absolut Park Spring Battle 2010 1-3 April
a 4*TTR Slopestyle competition, held once more in Flachauwinkl in Austria -
RideShakedown, St-Sauveur 2010 2-3 April
A laidback, live-it-up event with minimal restrictions on the riders. At the RIDE Shakedown, riders, both male and female, are required to master two different disciplines: the Big Air and the rail jam featuring a rail with various surface textures to be revealed only on the first day of competition -
Snowbombing 2010 5-10 April
the 11th annual event, as always coming loud and proud from Mayrhofen in Austria -
World Rookie Finals 2010 7-11 April
A 4*TTR Slopestyle contest in Ischgl, Austria -
Snowboarding Finnish Open 2010 15-18 April
a 4*TTR slopestyle competition held in Tahko
